About VDI-IOmark Benchmark

About the Benchmark

VDI-IOmark is a storage specific benchmark for Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) that measures the number of VDI users a storage system can support. The benchmark replicates VDI workloads efficiently, without using large scale test environment, or the server equipment required using current Proof of Concept or Benchmark approaches.

VDI-IOmark.org outlined the following goals for the benchmark tool:

  • Reduce the time and resources for VDI "proof of concept”
  • Improve understanding and confidence in storage selection
  • Quicker deployment and Enterprise wide rollout
  • Improve desktop performance and identify best practices

The benchmark was developed by an industry organization in conjunction with storage and virtualization vendors.  VDI-IOmark provides storage performance metrics using real-world VDI workloads. By utilizing I/O replay, the benchmark measures the I/O capabilities of storage systems under actual workloads, without the costly server and application setup.  VDI-IOmark recreates typical usage, including boot storms and steady state operations.

VDI Environment

VDI-IOmark was developed as a hypervisor neutral benchmark tool.  It does not test the performance of the hypervisor, server, memory or network. Currently, VDI-IOmark recreates storage profiles that exist in VMware View environments, with profiles planned to recreate other VDI desktop virtualization environments.

VDI Workloads

  • Booting (capable of recreating boot storm)
  • Steady state operations
    • "Heavy" workload
    • "Standard" workload
    • "Office" workload
  • Combinations of the above workloads may be combined and run simultaneously

VDI-IOmark Prerequisites

  • VMware vSphere ESXi 5.0
  • VMware vCenter 5.0 (recommended)
  • VMware compatible server, network, and storage

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Additional Information

A Theory of Operations guide is available under Resources > Downloads section of the site to registered members.